Data as a Component of the Overall Platform

In our last Understanding your data blog, we discussed our data lifecycle in broad terms. But that’s only one piece of the puzzle. Even in today’s complex environments, it still comes back to the triad of people, process, and technology. 

Your data, its lifecycle, its insights, and its impact underpins the people, processes, and technologies within your organisation. In this sense, data is both a foundation and a service, delivering value depending on the lens you choose to apply. 

People

Looking through the lens of people, data is the engine behind decisions, information, and insights. Teams across your organisation use it to leverage their skills and improve daily efficiency. In this context, data is the toolbox you give your organisation; people equip it as needed using their defined processes and technologies. 

Process

Now, applying the process lens, data becomes a partner to your teams; supporting workflows and procedures. When managed correctly and made accessible, data can transform your organisation’s processes, often without you even realising. It defines every process, streamlining operations and reducing inefficiencies through its availability and presence. 

Technology

Finally, from the perspective of technology, data is a consumable resource. Each tool in your stack works to support operations through people and their processes. Here, data is the set each tool manipulates, triggers alerts from, or transforms to power your organisation. Enhancing processes and empowering people. 

Conclusion

In this way, it’s easy to see that data is a key functional component of any organisation. When we look at an overall platform, its value becomes clear when considered through the lenses of people, process, and technology.